THE Road Transport and Safety Agency (RTSA) has announced revised bus fares following the rejection of the earlier reduced fares by bus operators. From the K5 reduction which was earlier announced, local routes in Lusaka and Copperbelt provinces have been reduced by K2, while intercity long-distance routes have been reduced by 10 percent from 14 percent. Meanwhile, bus fares for Inter-Mine routes on the Copperbelt as well as Lusaka’s peri-urban have been reduced by K4 from the earlier announced K7. In a statement, Thursday, RTSA head of public relations Fredrick Mubanga said the move was to uphold the smooth operations of the road transport sector. He said the new bus fares were effective August 12. “The Road Transport and Safety...

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